One of the fun things that happened in producing the FSM CDs was getting to meet writer and director Nicholas Meyer, when we released CDs...

Above: the last-known picture of William Shatner without his toupee! Sorry if this is mean-spirited. I think Bill can take it. It’s from...

I like this show. I wrote about it when it premiered, and at midseason. I wasn’t in the mood for more Game of Thrones, but it’s...

NOTE: I hope people come on out to the soundtrack swap meet this afternoon, Saturday, October 22, 2022! My grandmother always said,...

Tomorrow, Saturday 10/22/22, is Peter Hackman’s annual Fans of Film Music event. The 10AM composer panel is sold out but you can watch...

I am enjoying Andor so much. I knew I would. It’s fabulous. But that’s not the subject today. You may have seen some articles about...

A plug this morning! My friend Taylor White from Creature Features has launched a Kickstarter for his newest book project, an updated and...

Everything is on the Internet now! I am trying to remember if I have ever been on Star Tours, the original Star Wars theme park motion...

There’s a really cool anime series from the 1980s called Megazone 23. It’s about (spoilers) a future Earth city where the inhabitants...

I tend not to get too invested in film business news. I pay attention, because it potentially affects me, but I figure things change and...

I don’t know how I missed Tokyo Vice when it premiered in the spring—but I watched the eight-episode first season this past week and...

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Nikki Finke, the founder of Deadline.com (originally Deadline Hollywood). I was a fan as far back...

Videos from the big James Bond concert in London have popped up on YouTube. Here’s a playlist. And Variety’s review. Shirley Bassey...

I don’t have a plan for this blog so sometimes I don’t know what to write—and the answer is always the same: nostalgia! I loved Legos as...

I enjoyed the new documentary on James Bond songs and scores, The Sound of 007. See it now on Amazon. It’s a fun overview of the history...

I recently rewatched Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Why? I don’t know. Mostly nostalgia. And curiosity for what I would think of it...

Recently, a podcast about Hollywood film-scoring ghostwriters reminded me how new scores don’t sell to collectors. It made me think about...

Yesterday I mentioned a podcast about Hollywood insiders that did half an episode about composers and their armies of...

Hollywood Confessional is a podcast with anonymous film industry workers telling their stories about terrible treatment and bad...

Don’t we all hate clickbait? It’s so depressing—in part because it works. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen one of those sci-fi...